Interesting to see another case of parochial knotsnaming :: the logging book calls the sheet bends(sng./dbl) "cat's paw" (single/double) !?

I wonder how this misnomer got traction? One mightthink that the normally understood version of thecat's paw --i.e., opposed lobes of a halved bightturned in mirror rotation to each others, makinga multi-twisted, two-eyed structure-- was more likewhat workers with wire rope actually used?!

I'm reminded that utility-pole support lines haveeyes that are distinct pieces from the galvanizedsteel line, and are attached to that line --beingproperly/specially sized-- simply by wrapping themaround it (the eye being of *open* wire halves thatfit perfectly around the guy-line wire); it surprisesme that this structure has such friction to hold,but obviously it does.

...I'm reminded that utility-pole support lines haveeyes that are distinct pieces from the galvanizedsteel line, and are attached to that line --beingproperly/specially sized-- simply by wrapping themaround it (the eye being of *open* wire halves thatfit perfectly around the guy-line wire); it surprisesme that this structure has such friction to hold,but obviously it does.

I had a chat about this with a lineman recently. The cable they use for guys is called "guy strand", and it is of 1x7 construction. The short bits used for making terminations are called "dead-ends" (in local parlance, at least), and as you said they are sized to fit just so and are preformed into a helix. The dead-ends have dabs of paint to indicated where the wrap needs to start in order to obtain the requisite length.

Curiously, the technicians with a touring show that came to my theatre a couple of weeks ago used the term "buck line" for what I call a "guy line". Hadn't heard that one before, but sure enough the local crew and I switched to using their term for the week. Vive le difference!